Late nighters---unite!!!

[consitter]

Another slow Friday night here on the forum. The only other active poster that I've seen is DblTrbl, and he works night shift like I do.

Maybe I need to bath more so people will want to come around me. :laugh:

 

[consitter]

I just saw Clint out there...maybe he'll stop by.

 

[1dn5up]

Good am, i see your back:Coffee: rained here yesterday a bit in PA, looks like a fine day today then nasty on sunday. Left the ride home this weekend

 

[consitter]

Good am, i see your back:Coffee: rained here yesterday a bit in PA, looks like a fine day today then nasty on sunday. Left the ride home this weekend

Yup. Took yesterday off because the youngest had a checkup apt at Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital. It's quite a trip. All was well.

 

[1dn5up]

Good to hear. Using my phone as a computr is a PIA no interweb here and phone is slooooooooow

 

[consitter]

That's what I'll be doing soon all the time when on shift. I will be working in the trucks, so I'll use my phone as a hotspot for my ipad. That way I won't have to worry about my clumsy thumbs with my phone.

 

[consitter]

Caged into werk tonight. It rained on and off all day long, and it's supposed to do that through Monday. Not even an iota as bad as what Zook has experienced down in Texas though.

I saw he hasn't posted anything on the forum since 5/31 so I emailed him to see if everything is alright. He probably won't have the time to answer, but I offered to start a thread letting everybody know his status if he wanted me to. Time will tell. I told him a lot of times on forums, no news in not necessarily good news.

 

[consitter]

Hey Rhino, come by and chat....even if it's about something that's just wrong.

 

[clint44]

We're still getting a lot of rain but the good thing about it is it's intermittent and not steady. This afternoon,we got about an inch of rain in about thirty minutes. Then it quit and we have had very little more,since. Lots of flooding around our area,though.

 

[consitter]

We're still getting a lot of rain but the good thing about it is it's intermittent and not steady. This afternoon,we got about an inch of rain in about thirty minutes. Then it quit and we have had very little more,since. Lots of flooding around our area,though.

Even an inch of rain in a half hour is a whole lot. That puts perspective on just how much rain you guys have been getting if you're referring to it as 'not that much', in my mind.

Hope everything continues to be okay for you.

 

[consitter]

Anybody who reads this can give me an answer...

Just how waterproof are the triglides, anyhow?

When I ride to work, it's left at the mercy of the elements and it got rained on pretty hard the last night when I rode in. At home, I don't have a garage, but keep it under a trike cover. It seems to suffice and keep it pretty dry.

I guess what I'm asking is, what is at risk with it getting rained on? Or, should I not worry much, since a motorcycle should be made with exposure to the elements in mind anyway?

 

[DblTrbl]

They are "water resistant" not waterproofThumbUp

 

[consitter]

They are "water resistant" not waterproofThumbUp

That's what I kinda figured. Was hoping for more. Water can get into ANYTHING I've found.

 

[consitter]

Waiting for my relief. His didn't come in until almost a quarter till yesterday, so I'm betting mine will be the same. I'll be getting stiffed of out ten minutes of my own time if that's the case.
:gah:

 

[rhino 2]

Waiting for my relief. His didn't come in until almost a quarter till yesterday, so I'm betting mine will be the same. I'll be getting stiffed of out ten minutes of my own time if that's the case.
:gah:

Whats ten minutes in a life time of ten minutes.....

 

[consitter]

I reckon I could look at it like it might've saved me from getting into an accident. :Shrug:

 

[rhino 2]

Thats the best way at looking at it....The fickle finger of fate sometimes works in mysterious ways...:Shrug:

 

[hogcowboy]

We're still getting a lot of rain but the good thing about it is it's intermittent and not steady. This afternoon,we got about an inch of rain in about thirty minutes. Then it quit and we have had very little more,since. Lots of flooding around our area,though.

I took a little 200 mile ride around the area today after stopping by the Legion for their first possibly monthly breakfast feed. Was nice to finally be able to get out after the rains we've had. You can sure see the signs of how high the water got.

Fences with debris on every strand of wire says it was at least 4+ feet high and rushing strong. Some of the creeks are still just barely below road level in places. But I didn't see any roads closed from Wichita Falls to the northwest, Petrolia to the north and Jacksboro to the south and east toward Denton. Yet here in Bowie we still have two that are closed. Only because I'm more familiar here would I know.

But you can sure see the signs just about everywhere you go. This week is supposed to be rain free and we sure need the time to dry out. It looks like the wheat crop is a complete loss in most places. Saw that going south toward Denton. There's no way they can get into those fields for weeks. Our own road was washed out twice in this last series of rain events.

Sure was nice to get out though. Absolutely beautiful day to ride. Although yesterday was a better one as far as wind goes.ThumbUp Our road got repaired but they dump huge boulders to help hold the culvert down. Got sideways a couple times but I was going for it no matter what. May not have another good time. Got to work on my own fences now myself.

 

[consitter]

Rode the beast to werk tonight.

Observation: hitting bumps will absolutely RATTLE YOUR TEETH on the TG. Don't remember it being quite that bad on a two wheeler (not that I would ever switch back, mind you).

 

[consitter]

I took a little 200 mile ride around the area today after stopping by the Legion for their first possibly monthly breakfast feed. Was nice to finally be able to get out after the rains we've had. You can sure see the signs of how high the water got.

Fences with debris on every strand of wire says it was at least 4+ feet high and rushing strong. Some of the creeks are still just barely below road level in places. But I didn't see any roads closed from Wichita Falls to the northwest, Petrolia to the north and Jacksboro to the south and east toward Denton. Yet here in Bowie we still have two that are closed. Only because I'm more familiar here would I know.

But you can sure see the signs just about everywhere you go. This week is supposed to be rain free and we sure need the time to dry out. It looks like the wheat crop is a complete loss in most places. Saw that going south toward Denton. There's no way they can get into those fields for weeks. Our own road was washed out twice in this last series of rain events.

Sure was nice to get out though. Absolutely beautiful day to ride. Although yesterday was a better one as far as wind goes.ThumbUp Our road got repaired but they dump huge boulders to help hold the culvert down. Got sideways a couple times but I was going for it no matter what. May not have another good time. Got to work on my own fences now myself.

I hate to hear about all the problems you've had, but glad that it's going to be behind you all now. From now on, I hope you get everything in moderation.

 

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Kevin of DK Customs is posting his yearly trip with lots of great pics. I always enjoy seeing where they get to go on their TG.

 

[1dn5up]

Some of those roads look like they fall off the earth!:AGGHH:

 

[hogcowboy]

I hate to hear about all the problems you've had, but glad that it's going to be behind you all now. From now on, I hope you get everything in moderation.

What most people don't know is we actually need these kinds of rains and unfortunately floods to recharge the underground aquifers. 7 years of drought that ended last year with floods but the aquifers are still far from being recharged. Close now though.

 

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What most people don't know is we actually need these kinds of rains and unfortunately floods to recharge the underground aquifers. 7 years of drought that ended last year with floods but the aquifers are still far from being recharged. Close now though.

Wow. Hard to believe with all that rain, your area is still not far from drought.

 

[consitter]

Yes, I made it to my Friday...epper:

 

[consitter]

But that happy dance may be for nothing, as I might work some OT tomorrow night.

So...I guess it might be...EXTRA MONEY!!! epper:epper:epper:

 

[clint44]

Wow. Hard to believe with all that rain, your area is still not far from drought.

Wichita Falls doesn't rely on aquifers for their water needs. We rely on Lake Arrowhead,Lake Kemp,Lake Diversion,and maybe Lake Wichita to supply our city of 105,000. All of the lakes mentioned are over their spillways,right now. Even if we went back to Stage Five drought conditions tomorrow,the very worst,we would probably have enough water to last us at least seven years. Central Texas relies on the great Edwards aquifer for much of their water needs but it's almost completely full now and all the area lakes in that region are close to running over the spillways too,if not already over. South Texas has more water than they can handle,right now. Don't know about West Texas but it's always pretty arid,anyway.

 

[consitter]

Wichita Falls doesn't rely on aquifers for their water needs. We rely on Lake Arrowhead,Lake Kemp,Lake Diversion,and maybe Lake Wichita to supply our city of 105,000. All of the lakes mentioned are over their spillways,right now. Even if we went back to Stage Five drought conditions tomorrow,the very worst,we would probably have enough water to last us at least seven years. Central Texas relies on the great Edwards aquifer for much of their water needs but it's almost completely full now and all the area lakes in that region are close to running over the spillways too,if not already over. South Texas has more water than they can handle,right now. Don't know about West Texas but it's always pretty arid,anyway.

I'm glad that all this rain was at least good for something after all the problems it has caused for so many people. At least it isn't all for naught.

 

[consitter]

Just used the 'New Posts' button for about the 30th time this shift already.

Are ya paying attention, Zook?

 

[consitter]

I need to preface this post with the fact that the shift supervisor comes by the unit every shift to 'sign the books', even though the books are no longer books, but a computer program we log everything in....

The supervisor came by about 20 minutes ago. He is a substitute for the normal supervisor, who is on vacation. The regular guy usually doesn't come by until between 4 and 5am. And he could come by at anytime he pleases up to that point. So you have to be 'on guard' that whole time. That being said, what to do now? I've no worries of the supervisor popping in on me for the rest of the shift.

The cat's away, this mouse might play...

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Hmmm...just realized something. The 12th will be one year exactly that I've owned the TG. On the way to work tonight I hit 3650 miles. That's more miles than I put on my Yamaha Royal Star Deluxe in the 7 years I owned it. That's really telling me something about my enjoyment of this trike.